Hardwoods in the UK and Europe (Hardwood Springboard meeting)
In the beginning of this month, we had our in-person project meeting of the Hardwood springboard to propel underused wood species into construction. Researchers from […]
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Species with potential – how to bring them to market
We need to plant more diverse forests that are resilient to the threats of climate change, pest and diseases and extreme weather events. There are […]
Building from forests display and symposium
The Building from England’s Woodlands project might have finished, but things continue. There is now an exhibit currently on at the V&A museum in London […]
Future productive species for Scotland
Forest Research has published its report “Future productive species for Scotland”. The report describes work led by Forest Research, and commissioned by Scottish Forestry, to […]
Comparing Lavers’ data for UK grown
There is a very large amount of data in Gwendoline M. Lavers, “The strength properties of timber” (Building Research Establishment, BR241, 3rd ed. / revised […]
Hardwoods with potential: A little bit about our “target species”
The timber industry in the UK (and this blog) has been focusing mainly on softwoods. Slowly, foresters, wood processors and researchers (including us!) are becoming […]
New Project – Building from England’s Woodlands
Did you know that in 2021/22 we have been planting more broadleaf trees than conifers in the UK (mainly in England)? Yet the timber that […]
Properties of UK grown beech
This paper can be read in PRO LIGNO 2019 Volume 15, Number 4 pp. 32-39 along with other papers at the conference. We have a […]
Grading of home grown timber (summary)
Yesterday I spoke at the “Green Drinks” organised by SEDA and AECB. (The other main speaker was Nick Marshall, coordinator of the Association of Scottish […]
RFS Conference 2019 – Evolving the forest
“A three-day forum drawing together a wide variety of voices to explore a heritage of woodland and forest and look to their future. In celebration […]